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Sports Edge Athletics staff of Baseball and Softball trainers are highly skilled private instructors and are experts at advancing a player’s skill to reach their full potential and build confidence. Get started by booking your baseball lesson today!

Schedule individual baseball lessons today to improve your skills.

Meet Our Baseball Trainer

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Matt Loosen is the Senior Pitching, Hitting and Defensive instructor. He joins Sports Edge Athletics after playing at the Collegiate level with Jacksonville University until he was drafted in 2010 by the Chicago Cubs. He played professionally for 5 years within their organization. Matt now coaches locally and has received his bachelors degree in Sports Management.

Career Highlights Include:

All-Conference 2008, 2009, 2010

Drafted 2010 23rd Round Chicago Cubs

All Star Selection 2012

Selected to Represent Chicago Cubs in Arizona Fall League

Played 1 Year for the Laredo Lemurs

Played 2 Years for the New Jersey Jackets

Baseball Private Lessons

Contact 904-854-2323 to schedule and/or purchase lessons.
All players will need to fill out a Baseball Waiver the first time in our facility.

*Lessons can include but are not limited to: throwing program, agility, bullpen session, hitting, hitting drills and fielding. Position specific lessons also available.

Meet Our Softball Trainer

Born and raised in St. Augustine, FL, Jana attended Pedro Menendez High School , where she received the Falcon Award and left her Senior year , in 2006, with 188 strike outs . She played travel ball with the Tiger Sharks from 2004-2006, and assisted numerous teams on the weekends when needed. In the Summer of 2006, Jana signed a full ride athletic scholarship to Florida State College at Jacksonville( then FCCJ). After her eligibility was up at the Junior College, Jana received another scholarship to play for Flagler College, Division II Softball.

Jana has been giving private softball lessons for the past 11 years, as well as coaching High School Softball at her Alma-mater, Pedro Menendez High School, for the last 6 seasons. She is looking forward to working with new clients at JJVA.

Softball Private Lessons

Contact 904-854-2323 to purchase and schedule lessons.

*Lessons are held 9a-12p on many Saturdays throughout the month at the climate controlled indoor training center and batting cage located at 8457 Western Way, Jacksonville, FL 32256. Sessions are limited and bookings are first come first serve.

Rules:

No cleats

Must wear helmet in cage

No horseplay

Must be supervised by an adult

No swinging bats outside cage

No field practice outside cage unless you have reserved the drill space.

USAV Statement

We are a club member of the Florida Region of USA Volleyball. As a player you might stop any unwanted contact from a club representative simply by asking (either verbally or in writing) that all contact cease. Any player believing a club representative of any Florida Region Volleyball Club has been intimidating, harassing or acted inappropriately in any manner of contact or recruiting should contact the Florida Region office at (352)742-0080.
Club Contact:
Coach Andrew coachandrew@jjva.com 904-854-2323
or Coach Adis, coachadis@jjva.com 904-854-2323
Club Admin: Donna Beasley donna@jjva.com 904-854-2323/904-728-8288

JJVA Sponsors

JJVA Mission Statement

Our mission is to promote the sport of volleyball, as well as health and fitness throughout Northeast Florida by providing educational training and competitive playing opportunities to players of all ages,
backgrounds and skill levels.
A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization,